Before he signed with the Kansas City on Tuesday, defensive end Kendall Reyes visited the Seahawks (Twitter link). He spent just under two weeks on the open market after the Redskins released him Oct. 5.

]]>0Packers Bring Roster Down To 53https://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/09/packers-cut-pierce-three-others
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/09/packers-cut-pierce-three-others#commentsSat, 03 Sep 2016 23:22:53 +0000https://pfr.traderumors.com/?p=36385The Packers have announced the cuts that will bring their roster down to 53. The club has made the following moves:

The Jetsannounced that they have claimed tight end Jerome Cunningham and waived running back/kick returner Dri Archer. Cunningham played in nine games for New Jersey’s other team in 2015, catching the first eight passes of his NFL career. Cunningham, a three-year starter at Southern Connecticut State, has managed to stay local since entering the NFL in 2014.

The Jets also signed cornerback Bryson Keeton and waived tight end Adrien Robinson (link). Keeton, a 6’2” defensive back, played two seasons at Montana State and defended a total of 21 passes over the last two years.

The Chiefs claimed guard Jordan Devey off waivers from the 49ers, as Adam Caplan of ESPN.com tweets. Devey unexpectedly made his way into the Niners’ starting lineup to open the 2015 season. Although he was replaced down the stretch, the 28-year-old made nine starts and played nearly 400 offensive snaps for San Francisco in 2015.

Kutztown wide receiver Anthony Kelly, signed last week by Buccaneers as undrafted free agent, is no longer with team due to an issue with his knee, Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times tweets.

The Vikings (Twitter link) announced the signing of cornerback Tre Roberson and wide receiver Troy Stoudermire. Kentucky State cornerback Eric Rawls, announced as a UDFA signee last week, did not end up inking his deal, per Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press (on Twitter). The team’s roster is now at 90.

The Cardinals have formally waived four players, including former Australian Rules Football player Joel Wilkinson, the club announced today. Along with Wilkerson, who had been attempting to break into the NFL as a cornerback, center Valerian Ume-Ezeoke, cornerback Kevin White, and cornerback Tyrequek Zimmerman were also cut by Arizona.

The Seahawks have parted ways with five players from their 90-roster, according to Sheil Kapadia of ESPN.com, who writes that offensive lineman Drew Nowak, running back Cameron Marshall, tight end Ronnie Shields, defensive end Josh Shirley and wide receiver Tyler Slavin have been cut. Nowak is probably the most notable name in the group, having started seven games at center last year for Seattle.

The Lions have waived center Braxston Cave and tight end Casey Pierce, as Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com writes. Cave’s was likely bumped by the team’s selection of Graham Glasgow in the draft. Pierce, meanwhile, was a practice squad tight end who had been expected to compete for the No. 3 tight end spot in Detroit.

Clearing room for their undrafted free agent class, the Rams have waived cornerback Eric Patterson, tweets Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com. A Ball State product, Patterson saw the field briefly last season for the Rams and Colts.

The Lions waived tight end Jordan Thompson with a failed physical designation, as Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com writes. The Ohio product was once expected to be the team’s next long-snapper.

The Chiefs cut wide receiver Fred Williams, as Wilson tweets. Williams, 28, has been on and off of KC’s taxi squad since September of 2014. In January, the Chiefs signed Williams to a future/reserve deal.

Zach Links contributed to this post.

]]>0NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/4/16https://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/01/nfl-reservefutures-contracts-1416
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2016/01/nfl-reservefutures-contracts-1416#commentsTue, 05 Jan 2016 01:16:06 +0000https://pfr.traderumors.com/?p=23382Now that the 2015 regular season is in the books, teams can begin signing players to reserve/futures contracts, adding those players to their 90-man offseason rosters. Generally, these players finished the season on a team’s practice squad, though some were free agents at season’s end.

]]>2Sunday NFL Transactions: NFC Northhttps://www.profootballrumors.com/2015/09/sunday-transactions-bears-lions-packers-vikings
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2015/09/sunday-transactions-bears-lions-packers-vikings#respondSun, 06 Sep 2015 22:46:44 +0000https://pfr.traderumors.com/?p=20143Listed below are the Sunday roster moves for the four NFC North teams. Following the 53-man roster cutdown deadline yesterday, many teams will make slight tweaks to their rosters, claiming players off waivers or signing guys who clear waivers. Those transactions for the Bears, Lions, Packers, and Vikings are noted below.

Additionally, as of 11:00am today, teams can begin constructing their 10-man practice squads. For the 2014 and 2015 seasons, changes were made to practice squad rules that allow teams to carry eight players instead of 10, and the eligibility requirements for those extra two spots were also loosened. You can check out our glossary entry on practice squads to brush up on those changes, as well as all the other guidelines that govern the 10-man units, whose players practice with the team but aren’t eligible to suit up on Sundays.

Here are Sunday’s NFC North transactions, which will continue to be updated throughout the day:

]]>0Lions Reach 53-Man Rosterhttps://www.profootballrumors.com/2015/09/lions-reach-53-man-roster
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2015/09/lions-reach-53-man-roster#commentsSat, 05 Sep 2015 23:25:14 +0000https://pfr.traderumors.com/?p=20120The Lions slashed their roster to the 53-man regular-season limit and included a couple of notable names in their cuts.

Veteran defensive lineman Corey Wootton did not make the roster after joining the Lions this offseason. The 28-year-old made 22 starts for the Bears in 2012-13 before serving as a Vikings backup last season.

To make room for Zach Zenner and Tim Wright, respectively, Detroit waived George Winn and Joseph Fauria. After releasing former Boise State star Kellen Moore, the Lions also will go into a season with just two quarterbacks for the first time since 2009.

The remainder of Detroit’s cuts are as follows:

Al Bond, OL

Crezdon Butler, DB

Braxston Cave, OL

Jermelle Cudjo, DL

Kerry Hyder, DL

Emil Igwenagu, RB

Isaiah Johnson, DB

Joe Madsen, OL

Nate Ness, DB

Casey Pierce, TE

Xavier Proctor, OL

Jeremy Ross, WR

Greg Salas, WR (placed on IR)

Julian Stanford, LB

Brian Suite, DB

Larry Webster, DL

Torrian Wilson, OL

Jerel Worthy, DL

]]>1Lions Sign 12 Undrafted FAshttps://www.profootballrumors.com/2015/05/lions-sign-undrafted
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2015/05/lions-sign-undrafted#respondFri, 08 May 2015 13:22:03 +0000http://pfr.traderumors.com/?p=16995The Lions have officially signed 12 undrafted free agents, formally announcing the latest additions to their roster today. As Tim Twentyman of DetroitLions.com points out in his round-up, players like Joseph Fauria, LaAdrian Waddle, and Cornelius Lucas have joined the club as UDFAs in recent years and stuck around, so there may be a couple diamonds in the rough in 2015’s class.